Passengers using Merseyrail’s Wirral line were warned to expect widespread disruption to services on Sunday due to essential track works.

A number of routes are affected on Sunday by an expansion to works that are taking place on the West Kirby line until Friday March 13.

There is already a rail replacement bus service running between West Kirby and Birkenhead North as part of that scheme, with passengers are being advised to change between train and rail replacement buses at Birkenhead North due to restricted access at Bidston.

But today rail replacement buses are being extended to cover the entirety of the West Kirby to Liverpool line.

The buses will also be running between Birkenhead Central and Liverpool all day, as well as between Birkenhead North and Liverpool from 9am.

The travel operator this morning confirmed that there was also further disruption on the New Brighton line due to over-running engineering works between Birkenhead North and New Brighton.

Merseyrail said trains running to and from these stations may be cancelled and disruption was expected to last until around 11am.

During the track work connecting services between Liverpool, Wrexham and Bidston are running to a revised timetable, which can be found here.

Rail replacement buses are also replacing all Arriva Trains Wales services between Bidston &amp; Shotton High Level today and will start and end at Birkenhead North.